Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1900 — Page 8

FROM OUR SPECIAL GLEANINGS FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

BLACKFORB. Unde Jim Snyder went to Rensselaer Monday. Charley Jenkins has a good buggy pole for sale. Edward Fenkins visited relatives in Monon last week. Guy Daniels spent Sunday with the Jenkins brothers. Cora Daniels hauled corn to Rensselaer last week. Will Murray was seen in this locality last Thursday. Joel Root went to Wheatfield last Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs. Wm. Campbell is very ill at present with lung fever. Jacob Lesh is visiting relatives and friends in Ohio at this writing. The whooping cough is making the children dance in this locality. James Hurley and Charley Snyder cut wood for Andrew Arnold last week. Cleveland, Vilas, and Benjamin Price spent Sunday at their grandfather’s George Jenkins. Abraham Miller from north of Wheatfield, attended the German Baptist church north of Blackford Sunday. Jesse Jenkins and wife attended an oyster dinner at George Nich•lb’ given in honor of Mrs. Nichols birthday. About 35 relatives were present to wish her many more Birthdays to come.

NORTH BARKLEY. Bessie Kimble is on the sick list. Billie Whited is on the sick list this week. Charles Evans was in Rensselaer Wednesday on business. Cyril Steel has moved to the Cooper farm, near Blackford. Charles Borem is visiting friends at Hammond a few days. Miss Lutz visited her parents near Lee a few days last week. Meckling Bros, were in Rensselaer on business one day last week. A traveling photographer was in Gifford Saturday, taking snap shots at the eights. Herman Alhers is visiting friends and relatives at and near Lafayette this week. Mr. Stevenson, who has been working for Billie Whited, returned to Parr Wednesday. Kittie Callahan of Pleasant Grove, called on Mrs. Hickman es Comer, one day last week. B. F. Funk and family moved to the McNeal farm, near Wheatfield, Monday, where he will en- . gage in the culture of onions and potatoes. We wish him success. Quite a wreck occured on the C. & W. V. at Zadoc Saturday, two cars being derailed, one car of corn and one of coal props, the latter being litteraly smashed to pieces. It took till Sunday afternoon to clear away the wreck. Ail is in running order again.

REMINGTON. F. R. Curtis was in Wolcott Tuesday. Arthur Sutherland went to Chicago Sunday. Lewis Erb of Goodland, was in town Tuesday. Miss Alice Turner is visiting in Rensselaer this week. Geo. Besse and Will Zea were at the hub Wednesday. The family of W. C. Kirk will soon leave for Oklahoma. Frank Pefley of Chicago, was visiting here the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart of Chicago, are visiting relatives here. Will Sharkey of Chicago, came Monday for a visit with his father, Joseph Sharkey. August Theilbar and family left Monday afternoon for their new home in Dakota. Miss Edith Hargreaves of Clifton, 111., is the guest of Mr. and Mn. George Hargreaves. Ed Young, a former resident erf Remington but now of Hammond,. was in town Wednesday. Otto Clayton, who has been traveling for the Modern Woodmen, was in town the first of the week. Will Tribby has bought the old J. 8. Irwin grain office building and moved it to his residence last Monday. Miss Retta Conwell, an evangefist, will conduct revival services at the M. E. church, beginning Sunday, Feb. 18. Mrs. Frank Hardy, who has Seen visiting her mother at Rensselaer for the past two weeks, retamed home Tuesday. Miss Josephine O’Connor, who laa been visiting here for the past two months, returned to her home at Logansport Monday. i

Thomas and James Callaghan were in Rensselaer on legal business Thursday. L. I. McGee and wife and baby boy left Wednesday of last week for a two weeks visit with relatives and friends at Jerseyville, 111. J. F. Major moved to Rensselaer Monday, and G. E. Vincent, who purchased Mr. Major’s residenceproperty, immediately moved into same A “mock trial” is being conducted by the “High School Literary” which is proving interesting as well as instructive to those who have not attended court.

A large number of school children are unable to attend their classes this week on account of the vaccination which was recommended by the School board last week. An immense amount of corn is finding its way to Remington these days. Tuesday of this week at east warehouse of McCray, Morrison & Co., there were from 15 to 25 teams waiting all the time from 10 o’clock till 6:30, and some as late as 7 o’clock. Thomas Callaghan has been annoyed a great deal of late by men and boys who are alleged to have been drawn to the locality of his residence by alleged misconduct of a woman near by, and patience having ceased to be a virtue he came out the other night, and fired a revolver in the air a few times to frighten some boys away who he alleges had been snowballing his house and had broken a window or two. For this he was arrested. He took the case to Rensselaer and will fight it to a finish. It is rumored that some of the men and boys who have been frequenting the house above mentioned will be brought into the case ere it is over with.

PARR. Mud, mud, and then some more mud. James Babcock shipped a car load of hogs this week to Chicago. Garriott & Gant ordered Chas. Rowen a new Winchester shotgun this week. The elevator is doing a fine business now in our town, corn coming in from all directions. The small snow the first of the week made the rabbit trade a little more active in our town. Mrs. Jackson from Leavenworth, Kansas, is visiting her uncle, Theodore Warne, and other relatives this week. Mrs. W. V. Hudson, who moved to Lafayette some time ago, was visiting friends and relatives here this week. They have now moved to Hammond, Ind.

VIRGIE. Fred and Nannie Hamacher spent Sunday at Mr. Leech’s. Rev. Appleton has opened a series of meetings at this place. Quite a number of the young folks spent Monday evening at Mr. Petty’s. Mr. Petty’s have moved to one of Gifford’s farms. Do not know yet who will occupy the house they have Vacated. Carl Hamacher is taking quite a trip. He will visit in Danvers, 111., Indianapolis and other places before he returns. Fred Hamacher and Earl Leech made a trip to Goodland, Monday and Tuesday. They expect to work in that vicinity the coming summer. Parm Wiseman went to Chicago last week to buy a team of horses but concluded Rensselaer horses were just as good, therefore he came back and purchased a team there. A surprise party was given Miss Zora Pierson last Saturday night, Sunday being her birthday. The guests were given supper and all report a good time, if some of them did get in the ditch coming home, owing to the extreme darkness of the night.

GIFFORD. Bad roads and rainy weather. Mrs. Wm. Dilts is on the sick list Ira Brown shelled corn last week. John Kimble, our leading merchant, has laid in a new supply of groceries. B. J. Gifford is having a large amount of rock hauled for building purposes. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brown spent Sunday and Monday with their parents at James Woland and Chas. Evans are thinking of attending the hub soon again at Rensselaer. Mrs. John Kimble and daughter spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Rensselaer.

Fuzzy Bill, Fool Bill, or Windy Bill Hotly, wu to M« Ms M.ry Saturday night and Sunday. THE OIL FEVER. There wm a big excitement, thia morn’, in town, s People wm standi d,'and talkin' aronn.’ An 'fore I knowed better, I nat’rally thought That some one was dying, or the world wm going to cbme to naught. But I found the whole flurry wm all abought oil. ' Mr. Kimble, our merchant, wm a-atandin’ in front of his store. A tellin’ a crowd of some twenty or more What a l>oom it would bring to Gifford town. How the prices on fuel was sure to come down An' a whole job lot more in sich eloquent strid n You'd a thought he was stumpia’ for postmaster again. Wtn. Camp was standin’ in front of the office Explainin’ to some that the earth wm a tank: That ’way down in under the surface apiece. It was chuck full o’ gas, an’ water, an* grease. And ’f we went deep enough we were sure to strike oil. Mr. Evans didn't say much as he ain’t posted, you know. But he thought if the surfice will show, x The chances are good, for me to get rid the sawin* o’ wood; The result of it is. we are goin’ to bore; An' we won’t stop short of the core Of ol’ mother earth; an’ it’s well understood. We've got to have gas, or oil. or something, as good. And perhaps we could sell it to our neighborn’ town; But Comer has plenty and Lewiston has wood. And Laura has gas. an’ I fear it’s no good.

KNIMAN. It will soon be time for moving. Rev. Appleton is holding meetings at Virgie. Mrs. Dora Denniston went to Lowell Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brown were in town Sunday and Monday. P. O. Kennedy dismissed school Mondav and went to Kankakee City. Mr. Mikle’s house was burned down last Saturday and one little boy got burned very badly. Misses Maggie McGlinn and Ethel Poyer went to the dance at Mrs. Ella Osborne’s at Stoutsburg last Saturday evening. I. S. Wade from Lafayette, was here last Tuesday night and organized a Good Templar Lodge of about forty members. May the good work go on.

WHEATFIELD. M. D. Falvey of San Pierre, was here Saturday on business. The finest line of valentines at the drug store ev&r displayed in Wheatfield. "Wake up, Wheatfield, thou drowsy sleeper, and let thy'items be devoured. We trnclerstand a man from Kniman will put up a store in the Marble property. The Mexican Yucca Medicine Co. gave a free show all this week in the opera house. Mary Rowen, teacher of the Wheatfield Center school, was a caller here Saturday. The Good Templars of this place, about 40 in number, organized a Good Templar lodge at Kniman Tuesday evening. The young man who went by Mr. on a load of hay the other day must have been dreaming of the face he saw in the window, when he caught his nose on a limb and jerked his cap off, aijd says, “Oh! give me back my nose and you can have my cap.” For further particulars call on or address Mr. -.

SHARON. Weather mild. Mrs. Knox of Rensselaer, a caller here last Monday. Mrs. G. Garrison spent last week with relatives in Remington. Mr. Sage of Newton, was a business caller here last week.

There was a social hop at Henry Timmons’ last Saturday night. D. V. Garrison of Remington, was a visitor herd* last Monday. Farmers busy hauling corn and wood while the roads are passable. The family of John Ward are having a siege of the whooping cough. Joseph Glosser of Remington, was among the visitors here last Sunday. Matt, and Tony Nisuis and sister spent Sunday with friends near Kniman.

Mr. Benedict and family have moved to Lafayette, having retired from the farm. Our farmers delivered 10,000 bushels of corn to Remington buyers last week. Messrs. Brooks, Tarman and Sheetz of Remington, were callers here last Saturday. Nat Hensen will move to the Morg Jenkins farm near Rensselaer, about March Ist. John Sommers is moving to his firm east of Sharon, recently occupied by Mr. Benedict Ben Smith of Remington, has moved onto the George Shew farm and will farm it this year. Harm Dickison has rented Grant Daley’s farm and. will become a resident of Sharon.

Rgwmra Inik, 1900. I have this day purchased fraa BL of the Chicago Bargain Store, ........pounds best Standard Brider Twine, Btaad, aft per pound. ./pounds best Sisal Binder Twinr,, Deering BrandL aft per pound. This twine to be delivered in Jwnr,, 190 a, and paid for in cash. Said B. FORSYTHE’ guarantees the above price to be the lowest, bast if aft the tune the twine is delivered in June the market price should be less than the abome prices the customer shall then have the twine at the market price, bat if aft the thne the twim is delivered the market price should be more than the above price, the castotoer shall have the twine aft the above prices, for Standard or Sisal. This twine to be delivered injnnr,. 190 a, unless prevented by some unknown cause—as the burning <rf the warehonse in winch the twine is now stored or destroyed by fire while in transit or in store, or ndbrand strikes, etc. < Standard and Sisal twine gnantotaed the best anade and 500 ft. to 525 ft. to the R>. B. FORSYTHE. Ntatoe Mark number of pounds wanted, sqgn and nnanl the above at once and secure your order. The above prices are guaranteed the lowest fear extra fine twine and as low as some Chicago houses that sell seconds, which as the rrfase bought from all the different mills at a very low price and sold to the fanner few cash in advance before seeing the twine. a wmirn bshhe." SIX CAR LOADS, 174,000 pounds of merchandise, 87 teas, and over a score of % and y t car loads of merchandise contracted few this spring before the sftorp advances, including one car binder twine of 24,000 lbs. bought at car load prices and a saving of about 1 ct. lb., as the manufacturer charges about 1 ct. lb. mare in less than car Botts- We sell it at about 1 ct. lb. profit for cash, and the price, 3b. thos year, is what the small dealers will pay for the best made twine that they will retail aft 14 <w efts. Uh. Manufacturers claim a shortage, and aso pmre Mamnßa in the market except a little carried over, because of war in the Phifippmes. wribene all the taw material for making the Manila twine comes from. Manufacturers also repert theme is every indication of twine being scarce and much higher later in the scascm. We have a little of the Sewell A Day. a standard bflamd es twine, carried over from last year. We can offer Standard and Sisal at ctsc lb. and pure Manila at 14 cts. lb. cash for immediate delivery. Your patronage is a mutual benefit, and yam shoedd bay year wares here and enable us to buy in car load lots and retail therm at wdwflesaße prices, and keep down excessive profits and high prices. Your patronage has helped tt© nmake this store what it is and has saved you thousands of dollars and will save yarn anasay ansae doKats in the future if you will support the store that makes low prices fear ©tthers to try to copy after. THE CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE, Opposite Court House. Bl FORSYTHE, Proprietor. Nervous Spells, Neuralgia, headache, itoh off to flto haaA. aaaaftneßs, an fryk table temper, loss ass potw maaaory and a gen? eral run Sawn rwurlftam Vfcene is rmefy anssn and safe aa De Mlles’ Narrina. Fk— « 1 ■ mji ft 1 1 Fr- vnntiKsu, mil inffweaoe oat ba left. in ftto peat haKesereyarieft ilinpower of bundfog ■ Hums viWft ■l k<M > lhfc>ftto tired body. The aaßmr whs baa wfcrft toa tear aft Mtetewitofikrobbinc wih Wiring Mtrong mid if ft shed Be. Item? Hhrrim asirta ant the weak paala whenear itonysautehid sad sama ttam naw ten Mdvigas Baart wrfttnanla 1 Hui Nil iw w»w«aftlwailitoiia *Uatom ttaaamed topoMttdetacetwtMA. Itoftta^man W adHtoffytotoaßMiwaaenftto way waaaeftUs none tonal ftamft at Ite. Mftaft Manfim anft taking K stjanß. leantosH WkftagfttenßsaftFaadanwl HtaH toaw caatcaaeM witotoaartoßtateeraenoßßßaßa. w Wa.W_L Bonn. Dr. Miles’ Nervine bsHMtodnaSMatoßaritonvamatoa. totototoi ■ftihi laftllHlilU

There will be a box supper mt Egypt next Saturday night. Proceeds for benefit of Library. Dave Waymire has traded ins farm to Pucketts’ of Remington, taking as part pay a stock of hardware. George Gandy will socm remove to Illinois and Aus. Borem will occupy the place made varred by. Mr. Gandy. An Illinois party was here this week looking for a-farm and is reported as having purchased the Gallagher farm. DUNNVHJLE. Behold, our roads. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wdfare DeArmond, a fine boy. John Combs attended the lireue at Kellerman’s last Saturday evening.

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evening. Eari says that San Pime is a paradise on earth. Mias Ptori Bohannon canvassed Dl T. last Tuesday selling “The Life <rf Moody.” Prof. Mannan and W. O. Hinshaw each bought *«W- i Messrs. Ebner Hershman and ’ Than who have been wosking in Chicago Heights, have returned. The two Elmers look as adirk as well fed robins. Thecodee pot couple gave anothian ball aft Mr. Kellerman’s, in Porter Cte, last Saturday evening. D. V. attended, boddy. A good time ia the verdict, by every attendant. The republicans are ardent believen in the trust system. I beKkw in having money enough to pny far everything so we won’t ask to be treated. Support the trusts and cany aaab for money. Everything that jingles is not coin.